Chapter 24

Paloma excused herself and let her daughters talk and share their stories. She couldn’t ask for more. Seeing Daniella and Lilian being comfortable with each other was more than enough to make her happy and contented.

At first, she was angry when she learned that Lilian was pregnant and the father was unknown. But no matter how angry she could get, the situation couldn’t be undone, and it seemed that Lilian and Daniella were pregnant at the same time. Between the two women, Paloma chose to stay with Lilian because she was alone. Daniella had Patty and Thalia and the rest of the staff look into her.

For the few months that Paloma has stayed on the island, she came to know her daughter very well. Lilian was a good woman but her heart was full of hatred and envy and it was her fault. One week ago, they discussed Vanessa’s baptism and they had a slight argument.

“Lil, when are we going to have Vanessa baptized?” Paloma asked. The arrival of Vanessa into Lilian’s life ha